Apps have revolutionized the way you learn Spanish. You no longer need to wait until you have some free time to sit in front of a book or a computer, and make painfully slow progress. If you have an iPhone, an iPod or an iPad, you can access your Spanish lessons wherever you are, at any time. That means fast progress.

It means, too, the ability of learning the Spanish language while you do other tasks, from traveling to work to relaxing in the tub.

Learning the Spanish language with apps is entertaining, with the good ones at least. Good apps encourage you to learn further, and help you master speaking and understanding.

So what makes a Spanish learning app good? Which features should it contain?

Good Spanish apps are put together by professional language teachers. They include a substantial number of audio files, all of which must be recorded by native speakers. Whether you purchase an app with a Spanish conversation course, a grammar guide, kids’ lessons, games, quizzes or exam help, it must contain audio files. Without them, your listening and speaking skills will not benefit, only your reading skills will.

Other essential features in an app are: Spanish transcripts of all the recorded material, and English translations so you don’t have to consult a dictionary. It should also be content-rich, easy to navigate and visually attractive.

With so many Spanish language courses to choose from, access to free samples before you purchase the app is of great assistance. Unfortunately, many app creators do not offer you the chance to play with the content before you part with your money, but the best do.

On top of all these features, a good Spanish app will give you a link to the course producer, the chance to email your technical questions, and will offer you periodic upgrades.

I have created for you my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners App with these and many other components: new mp3s or videos on a weekly basis; Spanish transcripts of all the content including dialogs, vocabulary glossaries, grammar lessons, and exercises with their solutions; on and offline playing, and more.

Spanish vocabulary audio flashcards from Maria Fernandez’s course

Forgetting the gender of the Spanish nouns you’re supposed to know well is both frustrating and demotivating. Today I’m going to walk you through the reason why those mistakes are made, and I’m going to give you an easy solution.

My fifteen years teaching Spanish have shown me that learning and reviewing vocabulary the wrong way is what leads to those mistakes.

You may be wondering, then, if there is a way of learning new Spanish nouns that will allow you to get the gender always right. The answer, without any doubt, is ‘yes’. Here are the two steps you need to follow:

1. Every time you come across a new Spanish noun, make sure you learn it with ‘el’ or ‘la’. When you’re reviewing vocabulary, do so with ‘el’ or ‘la’ in front of all the nouns.

2. Use recordings by native Spanish speakers to learn new vocabulary, in particular audio flashcards.

In all my Spanish courses this is the method I use. It’s fast, efficient and a great time-saver.

Learning nouns with their article the first time you come across them takes the same effort as learning them on their own, and it will save you a lot of time and frustration later on. So, for instance, instead of learning that:

the word ‘flor’ means ‘flower’

Always learn that:

‘la flor’ means ‘the flower’

Doing so will ensure that you associate ‘flor’ with ‘la’ in a natural way, just like Spanish native speakers do.

My second vocabulary tip is to use audio flashcards. The advantage of those is that you can hear the new Spanish words and their English translation, as well as practice and review them.

The task of learning new Spanish vocabulary becomes significantly easier with audio flashcards. They are an essential tool for acquiring a good Spanish accent, and a powerful resource for reviewing efficiently. Throughout my Spanish courses I have created audio flashcards to make your vocabulary learning experience smooth and enjoyable. I’ve included them in my online course, my Spanish Podcasts for Beginners, kids’ course, videos and my iTunes apps.

Briefly, learning new vocabulary following the two steps I’ve described in this article is not only more efficient in the short, medium and long term, but also much more enjoyable.

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Do you want to learn Spanish? Don’t have time? Welcome to my Spanish language course app!

This Spanish language learning app brings you mp3s, videos and pdfs directly to your iPhone, iPod and iPad without having to connect to your computer.

This easy-to-navigate and content-rich app costs only $1.99 from iTunes. It gives you a new episode every week, and access to the back catalog of dialogs, vocabulary flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and numbers from my Spanish course.

Every Spanish learning mp3 and video in this app comes with a pdf transcript. You can download all the mp3s, videos and pdfs, play them on and offline, keep them forever and go back to them as often as you want.

You can access this app wherever you are, whenever you want. It allows you to learn Spanish in your car, on the train, the bus, while waiting, exercising, bathing or cooking.

There are many other features to make this app a must for Spanish language learners: you can contact the show with one click, request new features, resume playing if you’re interrupted by a call, play the mp3s in the background, highlight your favorite mp3s and videos, and get special offers.

If you have any queries, please contact me.

FREE APP SAMPLES

At Spanish Bookworld you can listen to the free mp3s, watch a video and download a pdf from this app.

SPANISH APP SCREEN SHOTS

Here are some screen shots from my Spanish course app:

At Spanish Bookworld you can see more screen shots and find out more details.

I’m offering a 12-month subscription to my Spanish course for only $75.

My Spanish course includes:

• A 60-day money back guarantee
• 45 beginners’ online lessons
• 45 kids’ lessons
• Downloadable mp3s
• Downloadable videos
• Online mp3 listening
• Spanish language learning articles
• A Spanish verb ebook
• Beginners’ quizzes
• Kids’ quizzes
• Full access to the members-only forum
• Answers to your language questions by me
• First-rate customer service

At spanish-bookworld.com I have put plenty of details about my course. I’ve also added the Lessons 1, 2 and 3 free samples and free quizzes.

The online lessons, mp3s and videos come with: dialogs, flashcards, grammar, pronunciation and numbers.

All the online lessons are interactive and multimedia, and all the Spanish words and sentences in them have been recorded by native Spanish speakers.

This course has been written and created by me, Maria Fernandez, a highly experienced native Spanish teacher. This is the third Spanish course I’ve published. I’m currently working on a series of Spanish language learning ebooks as well as adding new material to my online course. Find out more about me and Spanish Bookworld.